by Tunku Abdul Aziz Judged internationally, by almost every performance indicator known to man, Malaysia is a duffer, and that is putting it charitably. Our report card is drowning in a sea of red ink. The 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index just released shows Malaysia scoring 4.4 points at number 56 out of 178 countries surveyed. [...]

by Kee Thuan Chye MalaysiaKini Oct 27, 10 8:08am COMMENT Every time an Umno general assembly rolls into town, the mainstream newspapers will be filled to overflowing with coverage of the event. Pages and pages will be devoted to the speeches and debates as well as photographs of the gathering. But if you were to [...]

By Adrian Ang | www.loyarburok.com October 29, 2010 OCT 29 — For the past 10 years on Malaysia's Budget Day, I have been glued to the television. I have listened to every detail of the Budget Speeches and this year was no exception. As the Prime Minister began his speech, I waited with much anticipation. [...]

by Dr Chen Man Hin, DAP life adviser The ETP (Economic Transformation Programme) without the New Economic Model (NEM) cannot achieve a high income economy for the people of Malaysia Immediately after the UMNO assembly where the delegates unanimously rejected the NEM proposal to liberalise the economy beginning with the removal of the 30% bumiputra [...]

By Jeswan Kaur | Malaysiakini Oct 27, 10 3:47pm What has made Umno president Najib Abdul Razak and his band of top officials so insecure as to use the Umno general assembly to harp on Malay rights and privileges? Last week’s 61st general assembly once again revealed the party’s ugly side as Najib, deputy president [...]